Flier for a Bar-B-Que sponsored by the Black Panthers: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A flier for a Black Panther Party BBQ in Los Angeles, California, May 1971, printed in black ink on white paper.

The rectangular flier features large black print within a thin square border, with a black-and-white faded depiction of people cooking and socializing outdoors at center. From top to bottom the flier reads: [Serving The People / Body & Soul / FREE BAR-B-QUE & FREE FOOD / SUNDAY / MAY 23, 1971 / 12:0 noon – until / -At- / Black Panther Party / Community Information Center / 731 E. 78th St. / -750-5509]. In both bottom corners of the flyer are the Black Panther logos. On the reverse of the flyer in an inscription at the top right corner, “300”.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 23, 1971
• Created by: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 10 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (25.6 × 21.7 cm)
• Place depicted: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Foodways
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2021.16.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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